Iceland

__** ICELAND **__ ** Clarissa Jaar **

__ Infant Mortality Rate __
// 3.18 deaths/1,000 live births //


 * =====// male: 3.33 deaths/1,000 live births //=====
 * =====// female: 3.03 deaths/1,000 live births //=====

// total population: 81 years //

 * =====// male: 78.81 years //=====
 * =====// female: 83.29 years //=====

__ Doubling Time __
// 104 years //

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Iceland has a relatively young and middle-aged population—65 percent are between 15 and 64 years, 23 percent less than 14 years, and 12 percent aged 65 and older. Iceland contains one of the highest life expectancy rates in the world it also possesses one of the world's highest literacy rates at 99 percent, which means that 99 percent of the population are able to read and write once they have turned fifteen. =====

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Icelanders enjoy a high quality of life, and poverty is practically nonexistent. After World War II, Iceland experienced an economic boom with a high rise in its standard of living. Icelanders all have access to the best health services, despite their economic circumstances. The social security system provides for pension insurance, occupational injury insurance, health insurance, and maternity leave. The government finances health care through taxation, and hospitalization is free. All hospital inpatient services arefree and other medical services cost only a small amount. The Icelandic government provides a number of welfare services for its citizens,including unemployment insurance, allowances for families who have children, and pensions for the elderly and disabled. =====

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Citizens in Iceland have the ability to attend most schools and universities for free. All students are required by law to attend school until the age of 16. Most students attend a 4-year academic college when they turn 16 to continue their studies. Unemployment is very low in Iceland therefore it has created an extremely tight labor market and most Icelanders have very long workdays. =====

// Iceland is a more economically developed country // // (MEDC). //




References [|http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Europe/Iceland.html#ixzz2C9DqaLaK]

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